Austria’s leaders reject Juncker’s vision for euro expansion
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s Social Democrat Chancellor Christian Kern and conservative Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz on Thursday rejected European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker’s vision to expand eastward the euro and a border control free zo…
Roadside bombs wound 20, kill soldier in Thailand’s troubled south
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Roadside bombs planted by suspected Muslim insurgents in southern Thailand killed one soldier on Thursday and wounded 20 other people, most of them soldiers and police, security forces said.
North Korea threatens to ‘sink’ Japan, reduce U.S. to ‘ashes and darkness’
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – A North Korean state agency threatened on Thursday to use nuclear weapons to “sink” Japan and reduce the United States to “ashes and darkness” for supporting a U.N. Security Council resolution and sanctions over its latest nucle…
China endorses Myanmar’s crackdown; U.N. sees ‘ethnic cleansing’
YANGON (Reuters) – China has endorsed Myanmar’s offensive against Rohingya Muslim insurgents, though the U.N. secretary-general said the operation, which has forced nearly 400,000 people to flee to Bangladesh, was best described as “ethnic cleansing”.
Blaze kills 24 at Islamic school in Malaysian capital
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A fire at an Islamic boarding school for boys killed at least 24 people, most of them students, in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on Thursday morning, officials said.
Peru’s Kuczynski dares Congress to dismiss entire Cabinet
LIMA (Reuters) – The government of Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski told opposition lawmakers on Wednesday that they would have to dismiss the entire Cabinet – and move closer to facing removal themselves – if they try to oust a second education …
Fire kills at least 24 at religious school in Malaysian capital
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A fire at an Islamic boarding school for boys killed at least 24 people, most of them students, in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on Thursday morning, officials said.
Fire kills at least 25 at religious school in Malaysian capital
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A fire at an Islamic boarding school killed at least 25 people, most of them students, in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur after breaking out in a dormitory early on Thursday morning, officials said.
Guatemala lawmakers curb penalties for illegal election financing
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s Congress on Wednesday approved a “national emergency” decree to curb penalties for illegal election financing after the country’s president was linked to suspected irregularities during his 2015 election campaign….
Peru prime minister challenges opposition-ruled Congress to dismiss cabinet
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s prime minister challenged the opposition-ruled Congress on Wednesday to dismiss the entire cabinet amid plans by lawmakers to oust a third minister, a move that would bring President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski closer to being able to…
